Hugo Danner

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Hugo Danner is the protagonist of the 1930 novel Gladiator, by Philip Gordon Wylie. Granted super-strength and durability through prenatal chemical experimentation, he tries to use his abilities for good, making him an early example of the superhero (DC Comics' Superman is commonly thought to be based partially on Danner). However, unlike most superheroes, Danner grows disillusioned with his inability to find a use for his great strength, and dies frustrated.

[edit] In other media

Comic book creator Roy Thomas used Danner in his series Young All-Stars. The plot of Gladiator was used as the backstory for the character Iron Munro, who discovered a journal that supposedly confirmed that Danner was his father.

[edit] External link

  • Site Dedicated to GladiatorA site which has cover scans of nearly every edition, essays on Gladiator and a scan of a lengthy handwritten inscription by Wylie regarding Gladiator.
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